The 16th Lok Sabha elections will be held over nine days starting on April 7 and ending on May 12 and the counting will take place on May 16, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday.
The elections will be held over nine 'poll days' spread over the two months.
April 7: Two states (six constituencies)
April 9: Five states (seven constituencies)
April 10: 14 states (92 constituencies
April 12: Four states (32 constituencies)
April 17: 13 states (122 constituencies)
April 24: 12 states (117 constituencies)
April 30: Nine states and UT (89 constituencies)
May 7: Seven states (64 constituencies)
May 12: Three states (41 constituencies)
May 16: Counting of votes
This is the state-wise list of election dates:
Andhra Pradesh: 30th April, 7th May (Assembly polls will also be held on the same days)
Arunachal Pradesh: April 9
Assam: April7, 12 and 24
Bihar: April 10, 17, 24, 30, May 7 and 12
Chhattisgarh: April 10, 17, 24
Goa: April 17
Gujarat: April 30
Haryana: April 10
Himachal Pradesh: May 7
J&k: april 10, 17, 24, 30, may 7
Jharkhand: April 10, 17, 24
Karnataka: April 17
Kerala: April 10
MP: April 10, 17, 24
Maharashtra: April 10, 17 24
Manipur: April 9, 17
Meghalaya: April 9
Mizoram: April 9
Nagaland: April 9
Odisha: April 10, 17
Punjab: April 30
Rajasthan: April 17, 24
Sikkim: April 12
Tamil Nadu: April 24
Tripura: April 7 and 12
Uttar Pradesh: April 10, 17, 24, 30, May 7 and 12
Uttarkhand: May 7
West Bengal: April 17, 24, 30, May 7, 12
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: April 10
Chandigarh: April 12
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: April 12
Daman and Diu: April 30
Lakshwadeep: April 10
Puducherry: April 24
The 2009 polls were held in five phases from April 16 to May 13.
The term of the current Lok Sabha expires on June 1, and the new House has to be constituted by May 31. Along with the Lok Sabha election, Andhra Pradesh, including the regions comprising Telangana, Odisha and Sikkim will go to polls to elect new Assemblies.
It could be the first time the country witnesses elections over such a long period.
An estimated 81.4 crore voters will be eligible to vote in the coming elections with 9.71 crore new voters being added to the rolls since the last elections. The electoral rolls are ready after being updated with January 1 as the cut- off date.
A total of 1.1 crore poll personnel, half of security personnel, will be deployed to ensure a free and fair poll. The database of the civilian staff to be deployed for conducting the polls has been prepared and at least 5.5 million civilians would be deployed.
For the first time in parliamentary polls, a system of paper trail for electronic voting will be introduced in some constituencies on a trial basis. A paper trail would help in avoiding controversies in case of a dispute.
The EC has also issued guidelines to political parties asking them to explain the rationale of financing the promises they make in their election manifestos.
The guidelines that followed the SC's directions in this regard have now been made a part of the Model Code.
From the coming elections, candidates in a parliamentary constituency in bigger states can spend up to Rs.70 lakh on their campaign, up from Rs.40 lakh in 2011. In the 2009 elections, it was Rs.25 lakh. Another first in the Lok Sabha elections will be the introduction of the ' None of the Above' option, which came into vogue in the Assembly elections a few months ago.
Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/2014-lok-sabha-election-schedule-election-commission/1/346864.html
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